Serological Investigation of Equine Viral Arteritis Infection in Donkeys and Horses in the Eastern Anatolia Region
Abstract
In this study, equine viral arteritis (EVA)
infection was serologically investigated in adult horses (n=193) and donkeys (n=227) in five different
localizations in Elazig and Tunceli provinces, Eastern Anatolia Region. As
result of indirect ELISA, positivity in horses was 15% (29/193) in total,
ranged from 6.5% and 24.3%. The average value for donkeys was 8.3% (19/227), the
rates varied between 2.4% and 14.2%. The mean age of the sampled horses and
donkeys was 7.4 and 13.2, respectively, while the mean age of the seropositives
was 7.1 and 11.8. Statistical analysis showed no correlation in the donkeys
between sex and infection exposure, but there was a significant correlation in
gender in horses. This is the first report on EVA in the studied provinces. Considering
focused animal population and sampling criteria, determining of positivity in
all the studied localizations shows that the infection has been potential for
the spread in the future.
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Primary Language
English
Subjects
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Journal Section
Research Article
Authors
Sibel Gür
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Türkiye
Metin Gürçay
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Türkiye
Bünyamin İrehan
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Türkiye
Turhan Turan
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Türkiye
Publication Date
December 27, 2018
Submission Date
May 18, 2018
Acceptance Date
November 25, 2018
Published in Issue
Year 2018 Volume: 7 Number: 2
